Mastercook CD Deluxe import instructions...
Okay....this looks like a lot of work, but trust me, it becomes routine really quickly.
First thing to do is download your recipes from the 'net', then convert them to plain text. (On netscape, you click on 'file' then 'save as...' then type in your title.txt, then select 'plain text *.txt' under file type.
Then you need to delete the HTML garbage, so that all you have is your recipe title and info (such as servings, source, etc.)The very first line of the document should now be your recipe name.
Now you're ready to begin....
on the first line of text, insert a space and type 5 "@" signs ('at' signs)
2nd line is your recipe title.
3rd line blank
4th line is your 'notes' section. Something must be here, if only the word 'note'. You can change this later.
5th line blank
6th line begins your ingredients list. This should be in the same format as MC, ie, 2 cups flour, not flour - 2 cups, or whatever....You can list up to 100 ingredients. Dont leave any blank lines in though - use asterisks or some other character to separate sections of a recipe.
next line blank.
following line is directions - as many paragraphs or whatever you want.
second to last line is blank
final line is 5 more "@" signs (unless more than one recipe is in a file, then just leave blank before formatting next recipe....)
EXAMPLE
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Jules Chicken Chasseur
note
1 chicken
1 package chasseur sauce mix
6 sprigs chervil for garnish
Prepare chicken, pour chasseur sauce over.
Bake until done, garnishing with chervil.
Serves 4-6
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Get the idea???? Once you've done all this, save the file again, then you can open MC, open a cookbook, click on 'import recipe' pick your file, select all recipes, then click on import! The only things you should now need to 'fix' are the note screen, the source and the number of servings!
That should be it!
If you get an "Import Results" screen, something is wrong...usually the spacing. For some reason, MC is very sensative to that first line. If it (the space) was not inserted during the editing, but is leftover HTML or something, it will not accept it!
Once you've successfully imported your recipes, you can open the cookbook and tidy up and categorize. Remember to add the servings if you're using the calorie/nutritional analysis tool.
Oh, and MC will not accept 4-6 servings as valid! Use either 4,5,or 6, depending on your mood!
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